Sinister

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1. Adjective

On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.

2. Adjective

Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences.

3. Adjective

Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims.

4. Adjective

Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance.
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